Green Roof Thermal Stress Attenuation Data from Prototype Housing Comparison

A study comparing thermal conditions in two prototype housings, one with a vegetated roof and walls and one without. The maximum Heat Indices recorded were 57.5°C for the non-vegetated prototype and 49.2°C for the vegetated one. The research was conducted by Renato Castiglia Feitosa and is available via Open Access.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of green roofs on indoor heat stress based on Heat Index comparisons.
• Estimating potential energy savings from air conditioning based on reduced exposure to hazardous thermal conditions.
• Evaluating green infrastructure as a public health intervention for urban heat island mitigation.

Strengths

• Provides concrete comparative measurements: maximum Heat Indices of 57.5°C vs. 49.2°C.
• Quantifies a significant reduction in exposure to hazardous/extreme danger thermal conditions from 17.3% to 5.4%.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Experimental comparison of two identical prototype housings.